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The Musicality of Narrative Film

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture (PSAVC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. The Topography of Film Musicality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
      Pages 3-17
    3. Music as Model and Metaphor

      • Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
      Pages 18-33
  3. Comparative Analysis of Music and Film

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
    2. The Musicality of Film Rhythm

      • Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
      Pages 37-51
    3. The Rhythm of Rhythms

      • Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
      Pages 52-72
    4. Musical and Film Kinesis

      • Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
      Pages 73-92
    5. The Symbolic Nature of Musical and Film Time

      • Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
      Pages 93-113
  4. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
      Pages 179-185
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 186-218

About this book

The Musicality of Narrative Film is the first book to examine in depth the film/music analogy. Using comparative analysis, Kulezic-Wilson explores film's musical potential, arguing that film's musicality can be achieved through various cinematic devices, with or without music.

Reviews

'In this provocative and ground-breaking study, Kulezic-Wilson considers how film itself can be "musical". This book does not simply highlight the importance of music in film or even the importance of music to filmmakers, but rather demonstrates the centrality of rhythm, gesture, movement, flow, timing and space to the very medium of film, revealing musicality as one of its most important driving forces.' - Miguel Mera, City University London, UK

'The idea that cinema is, in a way, "sort of" like music has been around for quite a while, but Kulezic-Wilson digs more deeply into the art forms' shared qualities than anyone before her. This book is an invitation to experience at least certain films in a whole new way.' - James Wierzbicki, University of Sydney, Australia

Authors and Affiliations

  • University College Cork, Ireland

    Danijela Kulezic-Wilson

About the author

Danijela Kulezic-Wilson is Lecturer in the School of Music and Theatre at University College Cork, Ireland. She has published in journals such as Music and the Moving Image, Film and Film Culture, The New Soundtrack and Music, Sound and the Moving Image, and has worked as a music editor on documentaries, short films and television.

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